The East Field is located to the east of the Great Pyramid of Giza and contains cemetery G 7000. This cemetery was a burial place for some of the family members of Khufu. The cemetery also includes mastabas from tenants and priests of the pyramids dated to the 5th and 6th Dynasty.Porter, Bertha and Moss, Rosalind L. B., Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings. Volume III. Memphis. Part I. Abû Rawâsh to Abûṣîr. 2nd edition, revised and augmented by Jaromír Málek, The Clarendon Press, Oxford 1974. PDF from The Giza Archives, 29,5 MB Retrieved February 10, 2017.
The East Field consists of the three Queen's pyramids and a number of mastabas labeled Cemetery G 7000. George Andrew Reisner constructed a timeline for the construction of the East Field. The first two Queen's Pyramids, G 1a and G 1b, were likely started in years 15–17 of Khufu's reign. Queen's pyramids were usually constructed to the south of the king's pyramid, but in this instance a quarry was located to the south and the construction of the smaller pyramids was relocated to the east of the main pyramid complex. The earliest part of the cemetery consisted of 12 mastabas which were built as double mastabas. They were laid out in three rows of four tombs: G 7110–7120 Kawab and Hetepheres II and G 7130–7140 Khufukhaf I and his wife Nefertkau II G 7210–7220 Hordjedef and his wife and G 7230–7240 G 7310–7320 Baufra and G 7330–7340 The construction of these tombs has been dated to approximately years 17–24 of the reign of Khufu. This core was then completed to create a nucleus of eight twin-mastabas by the construction of: G 7410–7420 Meresankh II and Horbaef and G 7430–7440 Minkhaf I The rest of the eastern field was built around this group of eight twin mastabas. Of these, the great mastaba G 7510 of the prince and vizier Ankhhaf stands out due to its size. The construction of several other mastabas can be dated to the time of Khafre. G 7530–7540, the tomb of Meresankh III, contains quarry inscriptions dating to year 13 of that king. Mastaba G 7050, belonging to Nefertkau I, was built during the reign of Khafre as well. Further additions date to the end of the 4th, 5th and 6th dynasty and even later.Reisner, George Andrew, A History of the Giza Necropolis Volume I. Harvard University Press, Cambridge 1942, pp 70–74, 238–239, 318. PDF from The Giza Archives, 249 MB Retrieved February 10, 2017.
Queen's pyramids
Pyramid G 1a was at first thought to belong to Queen Meritites I but Lehner has shown that the pyramid belonged to Hetepheres I instead. All three pyramids have a square base measuring about 45–49 m on a side. The angle of inclination is about 51° 50‘ for all three.Verner, Miroslav, The Pyramids. The Mystery, Culture, and Science of Egypt's Great Monuments. Atlantic, London, 2001, , pp. 210–212, 462.
Pyramid number Pyramid Name of owner Title owner Time PeriodComments G 1a Hetepheres I Htp:t*p Hr:r s King's wife, king's daughter Dynasty IV Wife of Sneferu and mother of Khufu. G 1b Meritites I mr:r-t:t:f-s King's wife Dynasty IV Wife of Khufu G 1c Henutsen H-nw:t-s-n King's daughter Dynasty IV Said to be a daughter of Khufu on a stela placed in the temple during the 26th dynasty, but more likely to be a wife.
Shaft tomb:
Pyramid number Type Name of owner Title owner Time PeriodComments G 7000X Burial Shaft Hetepheres I Htp:t*p Hr:r s King's Wife and King's Mother Dynasty IV (time of Sneferu to Khufu) Her sarcophagus (empty) and funerary equipment were found in this shaft which is located to the north-east of the Queen's pyramids.
Cemetery G 7000
Nucleus of Cemetery G 7000
Tomb number Type Name of owner Title owner Time PeriodComments G 7110 +7120 Double-Mastaba Kawab and Hetepheres II Eldest king's son Dynasty IV(Khufu) Son and daughter of Khufu. G 7130 +7140 Double-Mastaba Khufukhaf I and his wife Nefertkau II Partial title list: Vizier, hereditary prince, administrator of Buto, priest of Khufu, King's son, King's son of his body, Sole companion.Simpson, William Kelly, Giza Mastabas Vol.3:The Mastabas of Kawab, Khafkhufu I and II. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1978, , pp 9–20.PDF from The Giza Archives, 58 MB Dynasty IV (Khufu) Son of Khufu. Was elevated to vizierate after the completion of his tomb. A statue was set up in his chapel to record that. G 7210 +7220 Double-Mastaba Hordjedef and his wife King's son of his body, Count, Keeper of Nekhen, etc. Dynasty IV (time of Khufu) Son of Khufu. G 7230 +7240 Double-Mastaba Dynasty IV (time of Khufu) G 7310 +7320 Double Mastaba Bauefre/Babaef King's son Dynasty IV Bȝw.f-Rˁ(other reading Rˁ-bȝw.f) is listed as a Khufu son in Papyrus Westcar, because of this Reisner assigned to him the anonymous G7310+20. Attribution is uncertain. G 7330 +7340 Double-Mastaba Middle or late Dynasty IV G 7410 +7420 Double-Mastaba Meresankh II and Horbaef Meresankh: King's daughter, King's wife; Horbaef: King's Son End of Dynasty IV A daughter Nebtitepites is mentioned in the chapel. G 7430 +7440 (LG 61) Double-Mastaba Minkhaf I King's son and Vizier Dynasty IV Minkhaf was a son of Khufu.
The later additions to the cemetery: